Articles filed under Illinois
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Judge: 'Impending sense of doom' could force state budget fixMar 12, 2015 1:00 am - Time is running out for lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner to find a budget fix that will allow the state to keep paying for court reporters across the suburbs. The money f...
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Illinois man's murder sentence raised to 65 years in retrialMar 11, 2015 11:00 pm - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - An eastern Illinois man has been retried and resentenced to 65 years in prison - 30 years more than he originally received - for shooting his brother...
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University chiefs: Rauner budget cuts would be dramaticMar 11, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Presidents of three state public universities told lawmakers Thursday that GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner's proposal to cut higher education funding by n...
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Rockford woman, 33, charged in murder-for-hire plotMar 11, 2015 11:00 pm - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A 33-year-old Rockford woman is accused of trying to hire a hit man. The Rockford Register Star (http://bit.ly/1C9fwQ3 ) reports Anne Barradas-Ferr...
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University of Illinois president to step down month earlyMar 11, 2015 11:00 pm - URBANA, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois officials say President Robert Easter will step down about a month early. Board of Trustees Chairman Ed McMillan said during t...
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Illinois agency says it's helping private rehab of buildingsMar 11, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency says its effort to help private developers and property owners qualify for federal tax credits to reha...
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Belleville radio host found not guilty in trespassing caseMar 11, 2015 11:00 pm - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A St. Clair County jury has found a Belleville talk radio host not guilty of trespassing on a local politician's property. Bob Romanik was accuse...
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Naperville man convicted of murder in fatal bar stabbingMar 11, 2015 11:00 pm - WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - A 30-year-old Naperville man has been convicted of fatally stabbing a second-grade teacher at a crowded bar more than three years ago. Daniel Olaska...
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Grant will aid Illinois State research on bisphenolMar 11, 2015 11:00 pm - NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $425,000 grant to a pair of Illinois State University researchers studying a chemical found in many f...
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Western Kentucky ferry closing due to high waterMar 11, 2015 11:00 pm - MARION, Ky. (AP) - The Cave-In-Rock Ferry that connects western Kentucky and southern Illinois is expected to be shut down for about a week or more due to the rising Ohi...